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A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, poses for a photograph as she waits to be repatriated back home, at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, poses for a photograph as she waits to be repatriated back home, at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mohammad, 3, son of a Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, eats bread as he waits to be repatriated back home with his mother, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mohammad, 3, son of a Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, eats bread as he waits to be repatriated back home with his mother, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant worker Isatta Bah, 24, smiles as she holds her daughter, Blessing, one year old, during an interview with The Associated Press while waiting to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant worker Isatta Bah, 24, smiles as she holds her daughter, Blessing, one year old, during an interview with The Associated Press while waiting to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, waits to be repatriated back home, as she is sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, waits to be repatriated back home, as she is sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon with her baby, waits to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon with her baby, waits to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A stack of mattresses used by female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, are stacked up at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A stack of mattresses used by female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, are stacked up at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, work on their colleague's hair, as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, work on their colleague's hair, as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, poses for a photograph as she waits to be repatriated back home, while sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, poses for a photograph as she waits to be repatriated back home, while sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant worker Isatta Bah, 24, reacts as she holds her daughter, Blessing, one year old, during an interview with The Associated Press while waiting to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant worker Isatta Bah, 24, reacts as she holds her daughter, Blessing, one year old, during an interview with The Associated Press while waiting to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, dance as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, dance as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A baby doll is seen lying on a mattress belonging to a female Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, as she waits to be repatriated back home, while sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A baby doll is seen lying on a mattress belonging to a female Sierra Leonean migrant worker stranded in Lebanon, as she waits to be repatriated back home, while sheltered at a former car dealership in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Female Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership shop that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)